The shortlist of nominees for the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction includes Kiss, Genesis, Donna Summer, ABBA, the Hollies, the Stooges, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, the Chantels, Jimmy Cliff, and LL Cool J.
The final list of five inductees will be decided by 500 voters and will be announced sometime in January. The ceremony, which was held last year in Cleveland, will return to Manhattan and be held on March 15th at New York’s Waldorf Astoria.
Nominees are eligible on the 25th anniversary of their debut release under their official name. The Stooges have been eligible for induction for 15 years. Both the Red Hot Chili Peppers and LL Cool J and have made the ballot on their first year of eligibility.
